Dave Piontek

{{short description|American basketball player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Dave Piontek

| image = Dave Piontek.jpeg

| width =

| caption =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lb = 230

| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|08|27}}

| birth_place = Bethel Park, Pennsylvania

| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|05|12|1934|08|27}}

| death_place = Scottsdale, Arizona

| nationality = American

| high_school = Bethel Park
(Bethel Park, Pennsylvania)

| college = Xavier (1953–1956)

| draft_year = 1956

| draft_round = 3

| draft_pick = 16

| draft_team = Rochester Royals

| career_start = 1956

| career_end = 1963

| career_number = 5, 25, 12, 33, 61

| career_position = Power forward / center

| years1 = {{nbay|1956|start}}–{{nbay|1959|end}}

| team1 = Rochester / Cincinnati Royals

| years2 = {{nbay|1959|end}}–{{nbay|1960|end}}

| team2 = St. Louis Hawks

| years3 = {{nbay|1961|full=y}}

| team3 = Chicago Packers

| years4 = {{nbay|1962|full=y}}

| team4 = Cincinnati Royals

| highlights =

| stats_league = NBA

| stat1label = Points

| stat1value = 2,955 (7.2 ppg)

| stat2label = Rebounds

| stat2value = 1,770 (4.3 rpg)

| stat3label = Assists

| stat3value = 478 (1.2 apg)

}}

David Vincent Piontek (August 27, 1934 – May 12, 2004) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'6" forward, Piontek played seven seasons (1956–1963) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Rochester / Cincinnati Royals, St. Louis Hawks, and Chicago Packers. He averaged 7.2 points per game in his NBA career. He went to college at Xavier University and high school in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/piontda01.html|title=Dave Piontek NBA stats|website=Basketball Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=5 November 2023}}